1. Life Innovating Art Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE Technology Innovation Manager Power Supply Solutions Texas Instruments

2. How To Transform Inventions Successful Innovation Projects Require Communication Clarification Preparation Inspiration This Talk IS NOT A Project Mgmt 101 Presentation IS A Complement to Project Mgmt 101 Skills, Tips, And Tricks Of The Trade For New Technology Projects Actions You Can Take to Ensure Success Leverage Your Inner Geek for Soft Skills 2 3. Designing an Innovation Project Like a Control System Define Goals, Targets, Constraints Urgent, Top Priority, Nice to Have Stake Holder and Sponsor Management In R&D, Defining the Goal/Metric May Be THE Need Observability & Controllability Metrics (Observability) Resources (Controllability) What Other Aspects of Control Design? Feedforward, Predictive, Supervisory,... Clarify the Design of the Project (Control System) vs. Definition of the Product 3 4. Dr. Seuss Law of Technology 4 Traditional Technology Scaling Has Been Knocked Out ....ALL Technology Faces Huge Monsters During its Development (Source: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss) 5. Dr. Seuss Unorthodox Solution to Technology Development 5 The Obvious: Recognize The Challenge Be Prepared The Not-So-Obvious Enjoy The Challenge Dont Let Physics Stop You Think Outside the Box (Source: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss) 6. Assumptions When Discussing Likely Failure Points, A Quote You Should Never Accept: Its the Same Try These Questions Instead What is different, but is irrelevant? What is different, but you dont care What is different, but doesnt impact you? Want to Root Out All Assumptions End with NONE 6 7. Risk, Risk, Risk Robust Control Handles Risk & Mis-assumptions Well (Usually) Produces Sub-Optimal Results Overly Conservative Approach to Technology Development Not Viable Need a Risk Mitigation Plan Some Reduce Risk to Schedule or Results Parallel Approaches vs Speed to Result Some Speed Knowledge of Possible Failure, but Not Reduce Risk of Failure "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. -Unknown When Do You Fix the Brakes? When Do You Make Horn Louder? 7 8. Big Scope Way to Get Better Trade-off? Match the Model/Math (Management) to Reality The Little p in Politics "Life is More Like High School than College," Meryl Streep 8 Stakeholder/Sponsor agreed Goals, Time, Cost Cost Goal Time p Leads to Little p 9. Does the Plan Have Quality & Agreement? Look For Consistency What If Exercise To Determine Closure "Parking Lot List" - Must Review In Future Sense of Urgency Are You Seeing It? How Do You Create It? 9 Dissipating Energy (talk) Spending Time (doing) Allocating Money (resources) Reporting Milestones A Goal without A Plan is A Wish Larry Elder ; Antoine de Saint-Exupery 10. Inspire the Environment 10 Rob Ryan artist, 2010, product under license by Wild & Wolf Ltd., Bath, UK Hawthorne Effect Pygmalion Effect 11. Appreciation GIVE THANKS Thanks Goes to Dr. Seuss and The Creative Engineers, Scientists, Technicians, Operators, and People of Texas Instruments who Do Not Let Physics Box Them In Our Suppliers Who Enable Our Success Our Customers Who Have Made TI #1 In The Markets We Serve 11 Plan For Periodic Successes Meeting Folks Currency Needs (little p in Politics) 12. Quick List of Tips Focus Engage The Team Communicate with Color Ride the Wave & Dive Deep 12 13. Life Will Never Ever Be The Same 14. Lets Discuss... 14 15. 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